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Strawberry rhubarb compote

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Lately, I’ve been loathe to leave the apartment without two things: my rain gear, and my tape measure. I need the rain gear because Mother Nature continues to pay homage to Glasgow this spring with day after day of wet weather. Sometimes she spices things up with a little hail shower. The tape measure is [...]

Artichokes and observations

Friday, May 11th, 2012

We had a holiday last week, one of four that make May in France a very, er, leisurely month. It was a sunny day, and I took advantage of the rare burst of fine weather by browsing the used books at Shakespeare & Company and meeting a friend for afternoon scoops of ice cream. On my way [...]

Strawberries and cream

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

The past few weeks have been a peculiar period, equal parts self-indulgent and diligent. Never have I spent so many hours on end inside my apartment, not even when I had the great gastro of 2009 and could only eat liquids for three weeks. My husband took over the cooking and grocery shopping — turns out [...]

What you’re looking for

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

I try to hide it, but the truth is this: I’m kind of a techno-phobe. But recently, with the help of web consultant extraordinaire, Jenny Beaumont, I updated a few things on this blog — and made an interesting discovery. Do you know what the number one web search query is that leads people to [...]

Comfort me with pumpkin

Monday, November 21st, 2011

My husband’s grandmother loved Canadian rye whiskey, which she kept in recycled airline cocktail bottles in her purse. She believed in the four “L”s: living, loving, learning, laughter, all pronounced in a Queens accent so thick you could spread it on a bagel. Her chicken soup remains legendary. “Wouldja like a plate a soup?” she’d [...]

Cooking the books

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Bonjour, mes amis! A few weeks ago, I asked you to name your recent favorite cookbooks. I was excited to hear your suggestions, and I’m even more thrilled to share them. Here’s what you’re cooking from these days:    Rhino75: Am currently working my way through Signe Johansen’s Scandilicious, Dan Lepard’s baking bible, Short and Sweet, and Glynn [...]

Home sweet stir fry

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

When my husband went away for the weekend, I planned three days of abstinence and industry for myself. I would humor the workaholic in me (so often ignored) and write late into the night. And I would indulge the hypochondriac in me and eat only healthy foods for his entire 72-hour absence. I prepared my garments [...]

Bookmarked recipes

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

My cookbook collection takes up almost six bookshelves, yet I still find myself hoarding recipes online. More often than not, you’ll find me with my MacBook on the kitchen counter,  exposed to all manner of drips and drops, as I touch the mousepad with buttery fingertips. I thought I’d share a few of my tried-and-true [...]

Carrot cake cupcakes

Friday, September 16th, 2011

I spent yesterday morning baking carrot cake cupcakes for my husband’s birthday. I used this recipe (good, maybe a little too sweet) but invented my own cream cheese frosting… an eyeballed mix of cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, lemon zest and juice and the tiniest smidge of salt to enhance the cream cheese. Does your frosting ever seem [...]

Provence and the Basses-Alpes

Monday, August 29th, 2011

   Bonjour, mes amis! We got back from our vacation a few days ago and I’m still glowing from the Provence sun and scratching my mosquito bites. It was a bright and busy two weeks, filled with lovely friends, delicious food (including homemade melon ice cream — yum!), and a couple of road trips in [...]

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